Improvement in single-tree brace



CHARLES R. ELMER, 0F BRIDGETON, NEW JERSEY.

L m Pam No. 78,868, dated June 16, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN SINGLE-TREE BEACH.

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, teenth day of April, 1868.

Be-it known that I, CHARLES R. ELMER, ofyBridgetom'in the county of Cumberland, and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and'useful Improvement in Single-Tree Braces; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full andexact description thereoflroference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in the combination of chain and brace, for'holdingit inits proper position, with the beam of a plow, the clevis, and single-tree: the latter being hooked to the chain at a point equal in distance from .tho clevis; to the width of the'furrow. This-arrangement causes the horse to walk in the furrow instead of on the land-sirlo j "I ,therebyprovide for the cultivation of orchards, fruit-trees, small fruits, trucks, and everything which is liable to be injured by being trodden on by the horse, or dragged down by thesingle-treo, aswill be seen by. the followingdescription.

' accompanying drawing is an isoinetrical view'of the front end of the beam A, of the plow-clevis B, and single-tree F, with theiimprovements attached, Q

A represents the front end of the beamot' the ploivfand B the clevis. G is chain whieh is'linked at one end to the front eud ot the 'clevis, and attached at its other nd' to the beam A, .by means of the hook D, or other convenient device, Eis ai brace, whosetjaws 6,6 are connected with the clevis-bolt, c, which passes through the eyes 12., The chain C is passed around the outer end e of the brace, which fits in one of the links. The single-tree'F is connected, by menns of its hookf, to one of the links g of the chain at a' point distant from the clevis BequalFto the-width of the furrow. The left end of -the single-tree should not extend beyond the left side of the beam A, so as not to come in contact with-anything that mightthereby be injured.

will thus besee'nthat, by'niy improvement, by which the horse is caused to walk in the furrow, instead of on the land-,side in thensual ivay, I accomplish the great desideratum of his'treacling upon ordragging the single-tree against anything which would thereby be injured; 1

The brace E, instead of being connected with the clevis-pin, may be attached-in any convenient manner to the beam A, and other modificationsof the device may be made without deviating from its characteristic features. For instance, jointed rods maybe used in the place of the chain, there being holes at the front end, near each other, for the reception of the book of thesingle-tree, so as to readily adjust it to suit the width of the furrow, Bars or braces, provided with hooks or'feyes ateaeh end for fastening thc traccs,'ma'y be attached to the beam A, the centre of the draught being the same as when the single-tree is attached as described.

What I claim as my invention,. and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isi The combination and arrangement of the chain G and brace E with the beam A and single-tree l5, substantially upon theprinoiple above described, aud tor the purpose set forth.

In testimony that the above is my invention, I have hereunto set my hand and ailixcd my seal, this six- CHAS. 1t. ELMERQ n 5.

Witnesses:

D. B. Gumnpacn, JAs. It. HoAGLAND. 

